Practice not-doing and everything will fall into place.

He who prides himself upon wealth and honor hastens his own downfall.

When armies are mobilized and issues joined, the man who is sorry over the fact will always win.

If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores, by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve. He helps people lose everything they know, everything they desire, and creates confusion in those who think that they know. Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place.

. . . learn to value what is important today in the subtle realm rather than what appears desirable tomorrow in the worldly realm.

All things of the world are born of being; being is born of nonbeing.

Whoever is planted in the Tao will not be rooted up. Whoever embraces the Tao will not slip away. Her name will be held in honor from generation to generation. Let the Tao be present in your life and you will become genuine. Let it be present in your family and your family will flourish. Let it be present in your country and your country will be an example to all countries in the world. Let it be present in the universe and the universe will sing. How do I know this is true? By looking inside myself.